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#168082 - 02/27/09 04:53 AM Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly
camerono Offline
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Registered: 02/19/05
Posts: 146
In the last 2 years in Seattle I have been:

1) Stuck without electricity and blocked in at home by downed trees for 7 days straight.

2) Flooded out of getting home for 48 hours.

3) Snowed in on a mountain for three days unexpectedly.

That said I have benefited greatly from this site and thank you to all for great input.

Do you have any similar experiences?

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#168083 - 02/27/09 06:38 AM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: camerono]
horizonseeker Offline
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Registered: 07/12/05
Posts: 84
how did it take 7 days for the tree to get removed?

after reading this, I think I'm not carrying enough stuff!

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#168086 - 02/27/09 10:24 AM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: horizonseeker]
scafool Offline
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Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 1534
Loc: Muskoka
I certainly don't think it is silly.
I have been stranded by snow storms, forest fires and floods a few times.
Power outages, yup.
I don't know if they even qualify as emergencies anymore. I think they are normal events.

I have seen lost kids, a few serious accidents and a house fire or two happen to other people. I have been in one serious accident where I was hurt.
Those events qualify as emergencies to me.

Yes to first aid training, basic camping skills and small emergency kit.
Yes to having a well stocked pantry.
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#168088 - 02/27/09 10:34 AM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: scafool]
Dagny Offline
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Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
A week of ice storms, extreme cold and rolling blackouts.

Camping gear came in handy -- especially sleeping bags.

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#168089 - 02/27/09 11:12 AM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: Dagny]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Absolutely nothing.

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#168091 - 02/27/09 12:17 PM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: camerono]
Blast Offline
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Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
1) week without power due to hurricane Ike
2) DW trapped overnight at work due to flooding
3) didn't have to fight crowds for stuff before hurricane Rita

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#168093 - 02/27/09 12:43 PM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: Blast]
bws48 Offline
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Registered: 08/18/07
Posts: 831
Loc: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
1) Power outtages: longest 7 days, 2-3 times one+ days, numerous shorter.
2) Trapped by snow ice: 3 times at work, twice in my car due to stopped/snarled traffic(once for 6 hours, another time for 8).
3) Caught at college dorm by major riot in city.
4) All took place in a major urban and suburban area (D.C.)
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#168098 - 02/27/09 01:52 PM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: bws48]
Rodion Offline
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Registered: 04/29/08
Posts: 285
Loc: Israel
Some two or three power outages (including one that left my whole campus in the dark for days), a relatively brief yet highly unpleasant trip through local bush, nation-wide water poisoning scare.

Not much.
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#168110 - 02/27/09 03:05 PM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: Rodion]
Mike_H Offline
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Registered: 04/04/07
Posts: 612
Loc: SE PA
  • Caught at the college due to snow.
  • Snowed in at home for a week due to several feet of snow.
  • Unable to get home due to flash flooding of a creek.


None of these were really serious issues tho. Still had electricity and sources of food. For the last one, just had to wait a bit for the water to go down so the road was cleared. Had other places I could go to tho.

My parent's always kept a good stock of food in the house. I do the same thing now.
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#168116 - 02/27/09 03:42 PM Re: Just an FYI this "Survival" stuff isn't silly [Re: ]
CANOEDOGS Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 1853
Loc: MINNESOTA

Nope--all quiet around here..lets see--power went off for a few hours when on a sunny afternoon a rotten tree branch at the end of the block fell on the power lines..about ten years ago i had a slow drive home in a snow storm--nothing really on canoe trips,just pulled off the lake when afternoon thunderstorms came thru or shelter in camp..but thats why i moved to the Midwest when i got out of the Army in 1969--the three "C's"--clean,calm,canoe---

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